William D. Rubinstein

How, when, and why the Nazis’ decision to exterminate Europe’s Jews was made remains one of the most vexed and disputed of all important questions concerning the Holocaust. There was not simply an order from Hitler commanding the killing of the Jews, and there is general agreement that . . . . Continue Reading »

The Popes Against the Jews: The Vatican’s Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism By David L. Kertzer Knopf, 355 pages, $27.95 Probably the best-known aspect of the uneasy relationship between the Catholic Church and the Jewish people in modern times was the behavior of Pope Pius XII during . . . . Continue Reading »

This work illustrates something of both the best and worst of recent Holocaust scholarship. It is a pioneering study of the attempts by strictly Orthodox Jews, especially in America, to rescue Orthodox Jews in Europe during the Second World War. In particular, this work is a study of the . . . . Continue Reading »

As I write these words, The Holocaust Industry is causing enormous debate in British intellectual circles. It has received more publicity than any book on the Holocaust in recent years, and has been furiously attacked by many mainstream interpreters of Nazi genocide. Its aim is to show how a . . . . Continue Reading »

Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XIIby john cornwellviking, 430 pages, $29.95. As Pius XII, Eugenio Pacelli was the most controversial of modern Popes. Regarded during his lifetime as truly a prince among men, since his death he has been subject to endless debate, criticism, and . . . . Continue Reading »

A People Apart: The Jews in Europe, 1789-1939.By David Vital.Oxford University Press. 944 pp. $45. Until very recently, modern Jewish history was a subject beyond the academic pale, one certainly not included in the normal syllabus of university study. During the past thirty years all this has . . . . Continue Reading »